MedscapePneumonia, Heart Failure Among Most-Missed DiagnosesBloombergThe most common were pneumonia at 6.7 percent, heart failure, 5.7 percent, kidney failure, 5.3 percent, cancer, 5.3 percent and urinary tract infections, 4.8 percent. Difficulty with …
Mercy offers webinar on chronic kidney disease March 14The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, you may be at increased risk for kidney disease. Fortunately, early detection may prevent th…
Chronic acetaminophen exposure worsened outcomes for pediatric acute liver …HealioIn a multicenter, international observational cohort study, researchers evaluated 666 patients aged younger than 18 years with pediatric acute liver failure (PALF). Par…
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BNP In Heart Failure
About – News & Issues BNP is a hormone secreted by cardiac cells in response to increased pressure within the heart. BNP helps to regulate the body’s salt and fluid content, and reduces blood pressure. In patients who have heart failure, BNP levels tend to become greatly … |
Baltimore rapper Smash dies at 31UPI.com24 (UPI) — Baltimore rapper Smash was found dead in his home due to congestive heart failure, his family said. A vigil for the rapper is scheduled for Wednesday. Terrel Dishon Taylor, aka Smash, died at about 5:…
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EXTRA: Autopsy shows prisoner died from torture,
Europe Online Magazine Saber Aloul, chief pathologist of the Palestinian Authority, who attended the autopsy in Israel, said marks on Arafat Jaradat’s body showed he had been tortured during his interrogation. There was no sign of heart failure, Aluol said. Jaradat’s death … Israel demands Palestinian leaders quell unrest following prisoner deathRT Autopsy shows Palestinian prisoner died from torture, says PA chief pathologistHaaretz Israel gearing up for more violenceUPI.com The Times of Israel all 408 news articles » |
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New center to tackle congestive heart failure
The Southern HERRIN — The Cardiac Management Center set to open Monday in Herrin Hospital’s Chest Pain Unit is designed to curb readmission rates for congestive heart failure. Readmission rates for those patients are relatively high — traditionally 27 to 30 … |
Gene therapy may activate stem cells in heart failure patientsMedical XpressDelivery of an SDF-1 encoding plasmid acts a homing signal for stem cells and improves clinical status in patients with symptomatic heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy…
MedPage TodayHeart Failure Drugs Seen as Cost-EffectiveMedPage TodayGuidelines recommend combinations of agents for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction that typically involve ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, and aldosterone antagonists….
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Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise for Heart Failure
WebMD Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition where the heart cannot pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body’s needs, which leads to problems like fatigue, breathlessness and swelling in the legs and feet. Most often, it arises after a heart … Stem Cell ‘Homing’ Signal May Help Treat Heart Failure PatientsScience Daily (press release) |